He didn't get beat up in 1 round, let alone almost every round. If you want to see Cotto beat up, watch the Pacquiao fight.
Canelo vs. Cotto would still generate 1 million buys...and that is all G wanted...it's an easy sale...mexico vs. puerto rico...
Jeez, I know you hate Trout and he's not the most watchable fighter in the world, but c'mon. Look at Cotto's face. The guy gets beat up on a regular basis, even when he wins, but for some reason you have blinders on to this. He's a watchable fighter but he's always been crazy over-rated, and has no interest in training his weight down to where he belongs at 147.
Puerto rican fans will pay for it too. Alvarez has a bit of a size advantage perhaps and is fresher but style wise he is not as difficult as trout. It's still a competitive fight. Hardly a walkover
Cotto might be past his best....but Trout beat him because of size and style..mostly...Even with that version of Cotto...if Trout and him were the same size Cotto would win...Canelo might be bigger slightly bigger than Cotto he won't have the size advatage of Trout(who looked like a division or two) bigger than Cotto.